Common Core
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Initial Common Core Goals Unfulfilled as Results Trickle In
Christine Armario, ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES (AP) — Results for some of the states that participated in Common…
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States Move to Reduce Time Spent on Common Core-Based Exam
KRISTEN WYATT, Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Students in 11 states and the District of Columbia will spend less time…
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Online Common Core Testing Lays Bare Tech Divide in Schools
CHRISTINE ARMARIO, Associated Press SALLY HO, Associated Press NEW CUYAMA, Calif. (AP) — Nestled between mountains 60 miles from the…
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New Standardized Tests Bring Technical Challenges, Concern
KIMBERLY HEFLING, AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Call this the year of the test. Or, at least the year…
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Common Core Testing Problems Continue with Money at Stake
SALLY HO, Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Federal funding could be at stake as Common Core testing problems continued…
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Could Common Core Cause a Republican Civil War in 2016?
(CBS News) – Common Core federal education standards are riling the conservative base, and as the 2016 Republican presidential field takes…
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Democrats Hold Their Own Hearing to Update Education Law
KIMBERLY HEFLING, AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democratic lawmakers are clawing to get their views heard as Congress…
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Common Core Divides GOP’s Potential 2016 Field
Martha T. Moore, USA TODAY (USA Today)—It didn’t take long for Jeb Bush to find out what he’ll be…
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Recycling Failed Education Policies
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist Tennessee Senator Lamar Alexander will likely become chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and…
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To Be Equal: Black Parents Support Common Core State Standards
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “We have a powerful potential in our youth, and we must have the courage…
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